2008 St Helens RLFC season

The 2008 St Helens R.F.C. season was the 136th in the club's history. They competed in Super League XIII as well as the 2008 Challenge Cup tournament.

## 2008 Fixtures/Results

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Competition  | Round  | Opposition  | Result  | Score  | Home/Away  | Venue  | Attendance  | Date

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Super League XIII | 1 | Hull Kingston Rovers | Loss | 22-24 | Away | Craven Park | 8,713 | 10/02/2008
Super League XIII | 2 | Warrington Wolves | Win | 30-22 | Home | Knowsley Road | 13,396 | 15/02/2008
Super League XIII | 3 | Bradford Bulls | Win | 22-16 | Away | Odsal | 10,756 | 22/02/2008
Super League XIII | 4 | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | Win | 34-30 | Home | Knowsley Road | 10,777 | 02/03/2008
Super League XIII | 5 | Hull | Win | 30-29 | Home | Knowsley Road | 10,204 | 07/03/2008
Super League XIII | 6 | Catalans Dragons | Loss | 10-24 | Away | Stade Gilbert Brutus | 7,828 | 15/03/2008
Super League XIII | 7 | Wigan Warriors | Win | 46-10 | Home | Knowsley Road | 17,500 | 21/03/2008
Super League XIII | 8 | Huddersfield Giants | Loss | 26-28 | Away | Galpharm Stadium | 7,131 | 24/03/2008
Super League XIII | 9 | Leeds Rhinos | Loss | 10-14 | Home | Knowsley Road | 11,188 | 28/03/2008
Super League XIII | 10 | Castleford Tigers | Loss | 24-30 | Away | The Jungle | 7,529 | 06/04/2008
Super League XIII | 11 | Harlequins RL | Win | 58-12 | Home | Knowsley Road | 8,533 | 11/04/2008
Challenge Cup | Rnd 4 | London Skolars | Win | 56-0 | Home | Knowsley Road | 3,258 | 20/04/2008
Super League XIII | 12 | Warrington Wolves | Win | 30-22 | Away | Halliwell Jones Stadium | 13,024 | 25/04/2008
Super League XIII | 13 | Wigan Warriors | Win | 57-16 | Cardiff | Millennium Stadium | 32,516 | 04/05/2008
Challenge Cup | Rnd 5 | Warrington Wolves | Win | 40-34 | Home | Knowsley Road | 8,570 | 10/05/2008
Super League XIII | 14 | Catalans Dragons | Win | 28-10 | Home | Knowsley Road | 8,550 | 17/05/2008
Super League XIII | 15 | Hull | Win | 8-16 | Away | KC Stadium | 14,653 | 25/05/2008
Challenge Cup | QtrFinal | Hull Kingston Rovers | Win | 18-24 | Away | Craven Park | 8,304 | 01/06/2008
Super League XIII | 16 | Hull Kingston Rovers | Win | 52-10 | Home | Knowsley Road | 8,404 | 06/06/2008
Super League XIII | 17 | Bradford Bulls | Win | 58-20 | Home | Knowsley Road | 9,009 | 13/06/2008
Super League XIII | 18 | Leeds Rhinos | Win | 12-26 | Away | Headingley Carnegie Stadium | 18,303 | 20/06/2008
Super League XIII | 18 | Huddersfield Giants | Win | 46-16 | Home | Knowsley Road | 8,597 | 29/06/2008
Super League XIII | 20 | Harlequins RL | Win | 0-54 | Away | Twickenham Stoop | 4,276 | 05/07/2008
Super League XIII | 21 | Castleford Tigers | Win | 68-12 | Home | Knowsley Road | 8,430 | 11/07/2008
Super League XIII | 21 | Wigan Warriors | Win | 12-46 | Away | JJB Stadium | 19,958 | 18/07/2008
Challenge Cup | Semi-Final | Leeds Rhinos | Win | 26-16 | Huddersfield | Galpharm Stadium | 19,842 | 26/07/2008
Super League XIII | 22 | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | Win | 10-42 | Away | Belle Vue | 5,781 | 03/08/2008
Super League XIII | 24 | Warrington Wolves | Win | 17-16 | Home | Knowsley Road | 10,258 | 08/08/2008
Super League XIII | 25 | Harlequins RL | Win | 16-32 | Away | Twickenham Stoop | 3,269 | 17/08/2008
Super League XIII | 26 | Huddersfield Giants | Win | 22-40 | Away | Galpharm Stadium | 6,150 | 24/08/2008
Challenge Cup | Final | Hull F.C. | Win | 16-28 | Away | Wembley Stadium | 82,821 | 30/08/2008
Super League XIII | 27 | Wigan Warriors | Draw | 16-16 | Home | Knowsley Road | 14,113 | 05/09/2008
Super League XIII Playoffs | Week 2 | Leeds Rhinos | Win | 38-10 | Home | Knowsley Road | 11,407 | 19/09/2008
Super League XIII Playoffs | Grand Final | Leeds Rhinos | Loss | 16-24 | Neutral | Old Trafford | 68,810 | 04/10/2008
Super League XIII Pos | Team

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1  |  St. Helens (L) | 27  | 21  | 1  | 5  | 940  | 457  | +483  | 43  | Semi-final
2  |  Leeds Rhinos (C) | 27  | 21  | 0  | 6  | 863  | 413  | +450  | 42
3  |  Catalans Dragons | 27  | 16  | 2  | 9  | 694  | 625  | +69  | 34  | Elimination semi-finals
4  |  Wigan Warriors | 27  | 13  | 3  | 11  | 648  | 698  | −50  | 29
5  |  Bradford Bulls | 27  | 14  | 0  | 13  | 705  | 625  | +80  | 28
6  |  Warrington Wolves | 27  | 14  | 0  | 13  | 690  | 713  | −23  | 28
7  |  Hull Kingston Rovers | 27  | 11  | 1  | 15  | 564  | 713  | −149  | 23  |
8  |  Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | 27  | 11  | 0  | 16  | 574  | 760  | −186  | 22
9  |  Harlequins | 27  | 11  | 0  | 16  | 569  | 763  | −194  | 22
10  |  Huddersfield Giants | 27  | 10  | 1  | 16  | 638  | 681  | −43  | 21
11  |  Hull F.C. | 27  | 8  | 1  | 18  | 538  | 699  | −161  | 17
12  |  Castleford Tigers | 27  | 7  | 1  | 19  | 593  | 869  | −276  | 15

Source: superleague.co.uk
Rules for classification: 1st on competition points; 2nd on match points difference.
Competition points: for win = 2; for draw = 1; for loss = 0.
(C) Champions; (L) League Leaders' Shield Winners

## References

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St Helens R.F.C.

St Helens Rugby Football Club Est. 1873 in St Helens, England

The Club|

* History
* Records
* Honours
* Players
* International representatives
* Coaches
* Hall of Fame

Home grounds|

* City Ground
* Knowsley Road (1890–2010)
* Halton Stadium (2011)
* Totally Wicked Stadium (2012–present)

League|

* Super League

World Club Challenge (3)|

* 2001
* 2007
* 2007

Championships (17)|

* 1931–32
* 1952–53
* 1958–59
* 1965–66
* 1969–70
* 1970–71
* 1974–75
* 1996
* 1999
* 2000
* 2002
* 2006
* 2014
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022

Challenge Cup (13)|

* 1955–56
* 1960–61
* 1965–66
* 1971–72
* 1975–76
* 1996
* 1997
* 2001
* 2004
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2021

League Leaders Shield (9)|

* 2002
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2014
* 2018
* 2019
* 2022

Other honours|

* 4—time Premiership Champions
* 1—time Western Division Champions
* 1—time Regal Trophy Champions
* 2—time BBC2 Floodlit Trophy Champions
* 11—time Lancashire County Cup Champions
* 11—time Lancashire League Champions
* 1—time Charity Shield Champions
* BBC Sports Team of the Year Award (2006)

Seasons|

* 1895–96
* 1896–97
* 1897–98
* 1898–99
* 1899–1900
* 1900–01
* 1901–02
* 1902–03
* 1903–04
* 1904–05
* 1905–06
* 1906–07
* 1907–08
* 1908–09
* 1909–10
* 1910–11
* 1911–12
* 1912–13
* 1913–14
* 1914–15
* 1915–16
* 1916–17
* 1917–18
* 1918–19
* 1919–20
* 1920–21
* 1921–22
* 1922–23
* 1923–24
* 1924–25
* 1925–26
* 1926–27
* 1927–28
* 1928–29
* 1929–30
* 1930–31
* 1931–32
* 1932–33
* 1933–34
* 1934–35
* 1935–36
* 1936–37
* 1937–38
* 1938–39
* 1939–40
* 1940–41
* 1941–42
* 1942–43
* 1943–44
* 1944–45
* 1945–46
* 1946–47
* 1947–48
* 1948–49
* 1949–50
* 1950–51
* 1951–52
* 1952–53
* 1953–54
* 1954–55
* 1955–56
* 1956–57
* 1957–58
* 1958–59
* 1959–60
* 1960–61
* 1961–62
* 1962–63
* 1963–64
* 1964–65
* 1965–66
* 1966–67
* 1967–68
* 1968–69
* 1969–70
* 1970–71
* 1971–72
* 1972–73
* 1973–74
* 1974–75
* 1975–76
* 1976–77
* 1977–78
* 1978–79
* 1979–80
* 1980–81
* 1981–82
* 1982–83
* 1983–84
* 1984–85
* 1985–86
* 1986–87
* 1987–88
* 1988–89
* 1989–90
* 1990–91
* 1991–92
* 1992–93
* 1993–94
* 1994–95
* 1996
* 1997
* 1998
* 1999
* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023

Culture|

* NRFU Founder
* Super League Founding Member
* Rivalry with Wigan

Affiliation|

* Rugby Football League (1895)
* St Helens Ladies

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2008 in rugby league

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International Rugby League|

* World Club Challenge
* Anzac Test
* World Cup
* Festival
* Women's
* Squads
* Final
* Awards
* European Shield
* European Bowl

British Rugby League|

| Competitions|

* Super League
* Results
* Grand Final
* National League 1
* National League 2
* Challenge Cup
* Final

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SL Teams|

* Bradford Bulls
* Castleford Tigers
* Catalans Dragons
* Harlequins
* Huddersfield Giants
* Hull FC
* Hull KR
* Leeds Rhinos
* St Helens
* Wakefield Wildcats
* Warrington Wolves
* Wigan Warriors

Other clubs|

* Widnes Vikings

Australian Rugby League|

| Competitions|

* State of Origin
* NRL season
* Results
* Grand Final
* Toyota Cup
* Results
* Queensland Cup
* New South Wales Cup

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By club|

* Brisbane Broncos
* Bulldogs
* Canberra Raiders
* Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
* Gold Coast Titans
* Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
* Melbourne Storm
* Newcastle Knights
* New Zealand Warriors
* North Queensland Cowboys
* Parramatta Eels
* Penrith Panthers
* South Sydney Rabbitohs
* Sydney Roosters
* St. George Illawarra Dragons
* Wests Tigers

Related articles|

* Dally M Awards
* Northern Pride
* Mackay Cutters

Other domestic competitions|

* France
* 2007–2008
* Grand Final
* 2008–2009
* New Zealand
* United States

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*[Pld]: Played
*[W]: Won
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*[L]: Lost
*[PF]: Points for
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*[PD]: Point difference
*[Pts]: Points